bigskydoc
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Neither Brooks, nor Barton, are as awful as dot net make them out to be. We've been spoiled by elite linebacker play for so long, that even good play looks bad in comparison.
I wondered and did make the joke with a friend and they did seem to tackle better and get on receivers. That said the Jets were in amjor hole which made their offense more predictable. More likely it's the latter that made our D seem better.It seemed mean to say in light of Brooks being hurt but yeah, I thought our D didn't take a step back either. Granted White wasn't playing well but it seemed like the big runs that happened early stopped.
This could come back to burn me vs Akers next week
I felt like it may have played somewhat better tbh.The defense didn't miss a beat.
Great points Morgulon.This is a problem that keeps this team from moving forward. Not being able to
Say " enough" and get the people in the game that are willing to make it happen and not hurt the teams progress.
To respond directly , I like Dissly as well.
I like DK for that matter. I don't think they're worth what they're being paid .
I'm jag who has followed this team for years , this doesn't make me an expert
and I'm sure there's plenty we'll never know about the inner workings of this team.
I also agree , I thought the defense worked better after Brooks left .
I think Brooks has the talent to be a top-10 linebacker.
Unfortunately:
1) he has had a tough time adjusting to this scheme,
2) his skills don't translate well to this scheme, and/or
3) this scheme sucks balls unless Fangio is running it with his type of players.
I lean mostly 3), some 2), and a little bit of 1).